This NFT is: GTI NFT# 33 in Glory to India (GTI) Collection. It is released as a limited edition on the 75th Anniversary of the Indian Independence (1947-2022). A black and white portrait of Mahatma Gandhi from 1931 has been converted into color. The black and white shawl has been transformed with colored Indian flag designed shawl. The original folds of the shawl have been preserved and the design wraps around the folds. The animation shows from black and white to colored design. It has Average Rarity Score, 42.00 and Rarity Ranking, 12. This NFT represents India’s glory with Mahatma Gandhiji’s colored portrait.

Mohandas K. Gandhi is also respectfully called: “Mahatma (the Great Soul) Gandhiji”, and “Bapuji” (the Great Father). He is one of the greatest thinkers of all times. Truth and Non-violence are the bedrock foundation in his thinking. He brought new value system to Civil Disobedience, Politics, Economics, Sociology, Law, Civil Rights, Religion, Daily Way of Life, including Diet and Nutrition. He created a new concept, “Satygraha” which has broad meaning: “holding on to truth”. This concept in practice is “non-violent resistance to evil.” Satyagraha was practiced by other great men – Dr. Marin Luther King Jr., to Nelson Mandela - in their fights for freedom.

“Satyagrahis”—practitioners of satyagraha— always need to adhere to truth and non-violence in thoughts and actions to fight against the evil. Also, it requires undergoing a rigorous process of self-scrutiny. In so doing, the satyagrahi encounters truth in the absolute. Throughout the confrontation with evil, the satyagrahi must adhere to nonviolence, for to employ violence would be to lose correct insight and path. Satyagrahi seeks to conquer through conversion: in the end, there is neither defeat nor victory but rather a new harmony.

Count Leo Tolstoy’s books, particularly “The Kingdom of God is Within You”, had great influence on Mahatma Gandhiji. Tolstoy in a letter to Gandhiji wrote: “…Passive resistance – is a question of the greatest importance not only for India but for the whole of humanity.” Gandhiji started “Tolstoy Farm” in South Africa to honor the great Russian writer.

Another greatest thinker of all times, Albert Einstein wrote in a letter to Mahatma Gandhiji: “You have shown the world that victory or success is possible without violence, even with those people who still follow the method of violence. We may hope that the influence of your work spreads beyond the borders of your nation and help in establishing an international authority which is respected by all to take decisions and replace war conflicts.”

Albert Einstein had great admiration for Mahatma Gandhiji and said: I can understand how heavens work. But I cannot understand* “…how such a man as this one ever in flesh and blood walked upon this Earth”.

A portion of the revenues from NFT sales will be donated to blind children schools in India. Your purchase of NFTs will help blind children in India. The Glory to India (GTI) Collection has 50 NFTs. Each NFT is a limited edition with 50 copies to celebrate Mahatma Gandhiji who “walked the walk while he talked the talk”. They are on Polygon network to minimize gas fees for you. The NFT is reasonably priced for investors, hodlers, and flippers.